“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not having a go at the club because I love Chelsea and I always will.

“But sometimes I do ask myself, when is the time going to come when it’s right to allow a young player to shine in the senior team? You’ve got to take the risk and you’ve got to have belief, because if not, all the investment you’re doing is not even worth it.

“Winning all of those youth cups and not playing any of your young stars, it makes it unnecessary. You might as well not do it.”